La plume de ma tante…
“La plume de ma tante est sur la table” is often cited as an example of the irrelevant rote learning that used to give language
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Top 100 Language Blogs 2010 – we’re well chuffed!
“Words to good effect” is one of the winning blogs in the Top 100 Language Blogs 2010 competition organised by LexioPhiles and Bab.La. We came
Spreading the language love (2) – Careers Days
For any of you thinking of taking part in language learning initiatives at your local schools, I thought it might be useful to describe in
Spreading the language love (1)
If you work with language and love your job, one way to share your enthusiasm is to take part in career days or simply talk
Teaching the language love
A number of recent articles in the UK and US press point to a lively interest in foreign language learning and teaching that isn’t necessarily
Top 100 Language Blogs – voting now open
Voting is now open for the Top 100 Language Blogs 2010 competition organised by LexioPhiles, for which we’ve been nominated in the “Language Professionals” category. Voting
The “K” word on Twitter
One of the things I love about Twitter is the way it puts you in touch with interesting people you wouldn’t otherwise meet. It’s always
Serendipity and the scents of war
I wrote the other day about scent, as one of my favourite words (serendipity’s another). Scent isn’t a word you’d normally associate with the war
Top 100 Language Blogs 2010: we’ve been nominated!
We’ve been nominated as one of the Top 100 Language Blogs 2010 competition organised by LexioPhiles. As you can imagine, we’re well chuffed! Nominations are
…and the words the world just can’t abide
The British Council’s 75th anniversary poll of its students’ English language preferences also surveyed their least favoured words. The 10 most disliked English words were: